Senchamatcha wrote:I do not know the answer to your question but I would assume matcha would taste better that barely. Grass. And how would these things stop aging? Does matcha give you immortality?

from the research I've done, it takes a considerable amount of matcha to combat free radical damage that occurs on a day to day basis. I drink about 3 tbs a day.

http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-500171_162-6560088.html

read the drink they have at #1. Maybe there is no "tree of life" and I appreciate your sarcasm, but my question was which of these two drinks is better for your health, not how long cows live. I thought a forum dedicated to tea would have more educated posters. I guess my assumption was incorrect.

tehtehteh wrote:I thought a forum dedicated to tea would have more educated posters. I guess my assumption was incorrect.

Exactly we are a forum dedicated to tea, because we like tea. We like to drink it because of how it tastes, not some claimed health benefit. Let me put it this way we drink tea much in the same way smokers smoke.

While Tea drinkers can lean towards more health conscious in our lifestyle choices ( not always though), even if tea was suddenly procliamed to be hazardous to our health, while we may try and cut back, we likely will be sneaking off at least once a week to brew up some tea.

So I submit if you want a serious answer to your question turn to an herbalists forum where it would be far better suited, because those people care about those things.

tehtehteh wrote:I thought a forum dedicated to tea would have more educated posters. I guess my assumption was incorrect.

Exactly we are a forum dedicated to tea, because we like tea. We like to drink it because of how it tastes, not some claimed health benefit. Let me put it this way we drink tea much in the same way smokers smoke.

While Tea drinkers can lean towards more health conscious in our lifestyle choices ( not always though), even if tea was suddenly procliamed to be hazardous to our health, while we may try and cut back, we likely will be sneaking off at least once a week to brew up some tea.

So I submit if you want a serious answer to your question turn to an herbalists forum where it would be far better suited, because those people care about those things.

Also, I think 45g of matcha sounds much worse for your health than a few cigarettes. I see possibilities for cancer (mouth, throat and stomach) from reflux and hypertension or worse from the caffeine. I would really talk to a (real) doctor.

old chinese saying goes a man lives a certain number of breaths, once he reaches that number it is time to go

so just practice holding your breath and you should live a really long time*farting counts as breathing too

Just poking some fun

If I were trying to create some super health boost drink along the vein of what your doing....I would just mix the two powders, cutting way down on the matcha, in some real soy milk that has been mixed with extremely fine ground/powder almonds and peanuts, and this drink would most definitely be served hot (preferably with something with a warming kick on the side like a crushed nectarine mixed well with clove, cinnamon, turmeric, and raw honey)

As to your original question, they are different animals, no sense comparing the highest antioxidants especially since the specific types of antioxidants varies so drastically between the two things you have chosen to compare

teaisme wrote:old chinese saying goes a man lives a certain number of breaths, once he reaches that number it is time to go

so just practice holding your breath and you should live a really long time*farting counts as breathing too

Just poking some fun

If I were trying to create some super health boost drink along the vein of what your doing....I would just mix the two powders, cutting way down on the matcha, in some real soy milk that has been mixed with extremely fine ground/powder almonds and peanuts, and this drink would most definitely be served hot (preferably with something with a warming kick on the side like a crushed nectarine mixed well with clove, cinnamon, turmeric, and raw honey)

As to your original question, they are different animals, no sense comparing the highest antioxidants especially since the specific types of antioxidants varies so drastically between the two things you have chosen to compare